Why McGill’s websites can be hard to navigate, and what we’re doing to fix it

6 May 2026

We often hear from students and staff that navigating McGill’s websites, whether to confirm requirements, compare options, or find services, can leave them with more questions than answers....

Lessons from our 2025/26 Student Usability Panel

30 Apr 2026

As the Student Usability Panel (SUP) wraps up its second year, building an even stronger foundation, it's value is clearer than ever. Our ongoing conversations give us deeper insight into student...

Call for Faculty: Join the 2026 McGill Web Advisory Committee to help shape our digital spaces

24 Feb 2026

The Web Advisory Committee plays an important role in ensuring McGill’s digital spaces meet the needs of our diverse community. Work done by the committee promotes and supports consistency,...

Be an accessibility hero with new Editoria11y features

14 Jan 2026

"Like spellcheck for accessibility": Editoria11y is now live in the new WMS, complete with exciting new features.

Call for submissions: Extreme content makeover showcase

3 Dec 2025

McGill Web Services is excited to launch our first-ever Extreme Content Makeover Showcase! This is a chance for WMS site managers and editors across the university to highlight the great work you...

Our shared commitment to building better McGill websites

29 Oct 2025

In the new year, all users of McGill's centrally supported web platforms, Web Management System (WMS) and Virtual Host (VHost) will be required to complete the Web publishers and developers...

Research site template now available

28 Oct 2025

You can now request a WMS site that’s already set up with the key features and pages research and lab websites need:

Search me!

24 Sep 2025

The IT Web Services Group is excited to share that we've completed phase one of upgrading McGill's search engine, the backend tool used to power searches from the McGill homepage, the Course...

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